Apple has joined Google in criticising new European Union proposals trying to force major technology companies to give rival AI services broader access to their platforms and operating systems.
The dispute centres on the EU’s Digital Markets Act, a sweeping law designed to reduce the dominance of large technology companies and make digital markets more competitive. European regulators want Google to allow competing AI systems to interact more freely with Android apps and services, including functions such as sending emails, ordering food or sharing photos.
Apple warned that the proposed measures could create major privacy, security and safety risks for users. In its submission to the European Commission, the company argued that allowing wider third party AI access could expose devices and personal data to unpredictable threats, especially as AI systems continue evolving rapidly.
“The DMs raise urgent and serious concerns,” Apple said in its response, referring to the draft measures proposed by regulators. The company added that the risks are particularly serious because AI systems remain difficult to fully predict or control.
Google has made similar arguments in recent weeks. The company says the EU proposals would weaken existing privacy protections for Android users and force it to hand sensitive data and system access to competing AI providers.
Meanwhile, the EU is simply trying prevent a handful of tech giants from dominating the next generation of AI powered services. EU regulators argue that companies such as Google and Apple should not be allowed to use control of their operating systems and platforms to give their own AI tools unfair advantages over rivals.
The European Commission has increasingly shifted its regulatory focus towards artificial intelligence and cloud services as AI becomes central to the global technology industry. Officials say the goal is to ensure emerging AI markets remain open and competitive rather than controlled by a small number of dominant firms.
Apple also questioned the technical expertise of regulators, arguing that the Commission was effectively redesigning operating systems despite having far less engineering experience than the companies that built them.
The clash highlights growing tensions between European regulators and major US technology firms as governments attempt to shape how artificial intelligence systems integrate with smartphones, search engines and digital platforms used by billions of people worldwide.
The European Commission is expected to make final decisions on Google’s compliance with the Digital Markets Act later this year. Violations of the rules can result in fines worth up to 10 percent of a company’s global annual revenue.
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